Awning-arm.



G. BAPTISTE.

AWNING ARM.

APPLICATION FILED DEC-14,1914.

III I Patented Mar. 12, 1918.

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G. BAPTISTE.

AWNlNG ARM.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 14, I914.

1 ,258,977 Patented Mar. 12, 1918.

' NEE GEORGE BAPTISTE, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

AWNING-ARM.

Specification of er Patent Patented. Mar. 12, 1918.

Application filed; December 14, 1914. Serial No. 877,017.

To all :whom z't' may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE BAPTISTE, a

citizen of the United States of America, and

a. resident of the city of St. Louis and State of Missouri, haveinvented certain new" and useful Improvements in Awning- .Arms, of whichthe following is a specification. 7

'T-he' primary object of this invention is to provide an awning arm ofimproved character which will fold laterally with the awn ingpole andawning roll.

Another object is'to provide an awning with swingingly mountedtelescoping supportingarms.

Other and further objects will appear in the specification, andbespecifically pointed out in the appended claims, referencebeing-had'to the accompanying drawings exemplifyingthe invention, and inwhich,

Figure 1 is plan view of an awningin extended position, a portion of theawning being broken'away showing one of the supporting arms infull'lines.

;Fig-. 2 is a front elevation of a portion er a building showing theawning rolled up, -a-"port1on of the awning bemg broken away showingoneof the arms in full lines and in folded position.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged front elevation, similar to Fig. 2, showing thesupporting arms folded positions.

Fig. 4c-isan enlarged front. elevation of -o'n'e5 of the supportingbrackets.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged end elevation, partly in section, of one. of thesupporting arms 'taken onv the line VV, Fig. 1.

' Fig. 6 is an. enlarged longitudinal section taken on the line VIVI,Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is an enlarged perspective view of one-of the supporting bracketsready to be attached 'to the supporting plate.

Fig. 8 isan enlarged perspective: view of one of the adjustable yokes.

Fig. 9 is an enlarged section taken on the line IXIX, Fig. 5.

Referring tothe drawings: 1 designates :a building wall having showwindows2.

Mounted above said windows is a sill 3. Located above said sill are thetransom lights 1. The top of the awning on which this improvedsupporting arm is to be used is adaptedto be mounted on the roller 5 sothat when the awning 6, which is mounted on the roller, is not in use,it will lie adjacent the sills 3 and between the windows 2 and transomlights 4, so as not to obscure the light. The roller 5 is supported onthe sill 3 by brackets 7. The brackets 7 are preferably so located onthe sill 3 as to engage the awning roller 5 adjacent the side edges ofthe awning 6.

Secured to the sill 3 at a distance in from the'brackets 7 are armsupporting brackets 8, said brackets being preferably adjustable asshown more clearly in Figs. 4 and 5. Pivotally mounted to each bracket 8is a telee scoping arm 9, each of said arms comprising an outer tubularmember 10 and an innor tubular member 11. Secured to one end of eachbracket 8 is an adjustable yoke 12. Each of said yokes engages over thebearing portion, 13 of each member 10. A bolt 14% secures each arm-toeach yoke 12. r

The member 11 of each arm 9 is slidably mounted in the member 10. Inorder to prevent binding of the sliding engagement of the members 11with the members 10,. a collar 15 is mounted adjacent one end of eachmember 11. These collars will, engage the inside wall of the members.10. I In order to prevent the members. 11 from being disengaged from.the members 10, reducers 16 are mounted in one end of each'member l0.

Secured to the front portion of the awning 6 is an awning pole 17.Mounted on said pole'adjacent the ends thereof are a pair of brackets18. These brackets are pivotally secured to the forward ends 19. of themembers 11 of the arms 9 by the bolts 20.

In securing this improved type of an awning arm to a building and to anawning pole, from an. inspection of Fig. 1, it will the arms to swingon. the pivots 14 of the brackets 8 so that when the awning pole iseventually brought up adjacent the awning roller, the pivotalconnections 14: and 18 of the arms9 will be in approximate alinementwith each other. a

This type of awning arm is adapted to be on an incline downwardly fromthe building so that when the awning is rolled off the roller, the armswill begin to swing on the pivots 14:, and the weight of the awning polewill cause the members 11 to slide outwardly from the members 10. If itis'desired the supporting brackets 8 can be built at a greater distanceapart than the awning pole brackets, the method of operation being thesame as just related.

If it is desired to shorten the length of this improved type of arm whenthe parts thereof are telescoped, more sections of shorter length areused. This improved type of awning is inexpensive of manufacture,simple. in operation, and very strong and durable. j 7

To insure positive outward movement of the members 11 from the members10 when the awning is rolled ofi the roller as shown in Fig. 6, a coilspring 22 is mounted over the inner end of each of the telescopingmembers 11, said spring at one end being secured to the reducer 16, andat the other end to the collar 15. In said Fig. 6, the telescoping arm 9has been lengthened by reason of the sliding relation between themembers 10 and 11. In this position, the spring 22 is in its inactiveposition. When the awning has been rolled, the spring 22 will becomestretched and under tension so that when the awning is being unrolled,

the members 11' would be forced outwardly from the members 10 by thecoil spring 22. The type of adjustable supporting bracket 8 andadjustable yoke 12 shown are advantageous to lateral folding armsinasmuch as the proper swinging inclination of the arms 9'has to befound at the time of the erecting of said arms so that said arms willgive the proper swing in accordanceavith the pitch of the awning. Inthis connec tion, a pair of radial slots 23' are formed in the baseportion 24 of each of the brackets 8, said slots engaging over bolts 25which are carried by the supporting plates 26, said plates 26 beingfirstsecuredto the building by the lag screws 27. Each of the yokes 12is pivotally secured to each bracket 8 by a bolt 28, and to provide forthe adj ust means for accurately adjusting said yokes on said brackets,radially arrangedteeth 31 are. tormedion each side of the extendingportion of said brackets. These teeth 31 are adapted to mesh withradially arranged teeth 82 whichare formed on each yoke 12.

"Attention is called to the constructionof the brackets 8 andyokes 12,which are of such design that only one type of bracket and yoke isnecessary, as either one will serve as right or left. I

What I claim is:

1. In a support for an awning, apair of telescoping arms, a bracket forpivotally supporting one end of each of said arms, the opposite ends ofsaid arms being pivotally secured to an awning pole, said pivotalmountings of said pole 'being at a greater distance apartthan saidbrackets, and a resilient member adapted to' cooperate with one of saidarms for moving one of the telescoping sections thereof.

2. In a support for an awning, a pair of telescoping arms, a bracketforpivotally supporting one end of each of said arms, the opposite endsof said arms being pivotally secured to an awning pole, said pivotalmountings onsaid pole being at a greater distance apart than saidbrackets, said pole when moved toward said brackets adapted to'telescope said arms. p I V 3. In combination, an awning roller, anawning for said roller, an awning pole for supporting said awning, and asupport for said pole,'said support comprising a plurality of sectionstelescopingly related to one another, said supportbeing pivot-allysecured at one end adjacent and beneath said roller and pivotallysecured atits opposite end to sa1d pole,sa1dpole when moved to. aposition ad acent said roller-causing the sections of said support totelescope, thereby moving said support to a parallell'ing positionrelative to said roller and said pole.

4. In combination, an; awning roller, an awning for said roller, .anawning pole for supporting said awning, and a support for said pole,said support comprising a plurality of sections telescopingly relatedtoeach other, said support being 'pivotally secured at one end adjacentand beneath said roller,'and pivotally secured a'titsfopposits end tosaid pole, said sections of said support providing means for arrangingsaid support parallel with said roller and said pole when saidpoleis ina position'adjacent said roller, said support adapted to be 1,258,977age arranged diagonally of said roller and said pole When said pole ismoved to an extended position.

5. An awning arm comprising telescoping sections, a pivotal support forone of said sections, an awning support swingingly secured to another ofsaid sections, said sections adapted to slide relative to each otherwhen said awning support is moved, said arm and said support adapted tobe ar- 10 ranged parallel to each other when said sections of said armare telescoped.

, GEORGE BAPTISTE. In the presence of H. G. FLETCHER, M. C. HAMMON.

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Washington, D. C.

